An organization of 550 DMV area journalists, media-related professionals, educators and students. President: @phil_lewis_
Joined September 2009
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Duke Ellington slept here. So did Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie. For 30 years, this corner of 15th and U was the address in Black Washington. Then in 1974, the wrecking ball came.
ghostsofdc.org/2013/12/05/du…
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out with support during these past few days. Your kindness has meant so much to my family and me.
This week, we’re honoring my father’s 72nd birthday by keeping his legacy going through his passion for journalism.
In his memory, our family has started the Larry Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund with the National Association of Black Journalists to support the next generation of journalists.
fundraise.givesmart.com/form…
📸: @Twins
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The Kennedy Center’s name sign is still blocked by tarps and surrounded by security guards more than 12 hours after President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the building.
Just a handful of journalists and passersby waiting for the tarps to come down.
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There are fake bushes setup outside in front of the West Wing today. It’s unclear whether they’re for tomorrow’s UFC match or another purpose.
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Written by one of our @UJWDC students!
Black faith leaders in Washington, D.C. mobilize congregations to turn faith into action and boost civic engagement in upcoming elections. washingtoninformer.com/black…
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Are you passionate about accessibility on Metro? We're on the lookout for advocates from DC, Maryland, and Virginia to join our Accessibility Advisory Committee. Share your voice on policies and programs that impact our customers with disabilities.
Apply by June 30: wmata.com/about/leadership/a…
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A worker appears to remove a letter from President Trump's name from the wall of the Kennedy Center from behind a tarp
(Cliff Owen/AP)
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How is AI reshaping Black America?
Join @WordInBlack and The Washington Informer for a live virtual debate on AI’s impact across media, jobs, education, creativity, and community life.
June 17 • 6–7:15 p.m. ET
swiy.co/AIBlackAmerica
#AI
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WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists retweeted
Jun 12
WASHINGTON (AP) — Appeals court rejects Kennedy Center effort to pause court-ordered removal of Trump's name from building.
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6.12.26 Severe thunderstorm warning is now in place for Prince William and Fauquier counties until 4:45 p.m. If you are heading out on I-66, take it slow. Heavy downpours, gusty winds, and frequent lightning are seen with this storm. @DCNewsNow
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WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists retweeted
Jun 12
AMAZING JOB ALERT: Our team is looking to add another senior editor. Please apply, pass along to those who might be interested and reach out with questions! atlanticmedia.wd1.myworkdayj…
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Donald Trump’s name is being removed from the Kennedy Center right now
Via @DCNewsNow
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On this day in 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi. ow.ly/ZWzq50ZaICS
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So proud of the Washington Association of Black Journalists continued work to advance and support local student journalism.
Jun 12
- @WABJDC ‘s partnership with Eastern High School has ended for the school year.
The photos below are from the last edition of the newspaper, which is 16 pages as more students expressed interest (the first edition had 8 pages!)
Turrell and Jeff (in the photo holding press passes) wrote the story about gun violence.
Students who weren’t involved said that. next year they want to contribute articles.
A grandmother reached out to tell us her grandson (who has struggled a lot in school) wants to be a journalist now.
All senior journalists received a certificate at a senior award ceremony last week and a blue and white cord that they wore at graduation yesterday.
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WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists retweeted
Jun 12
- @WABJDC ‘s partnership with Eastern High School has ended for the school year.
The photos below are from the last edition of the newspaper, which is 16 pages as more students expressed interest (the first edition had 8 pages!)
Turrell and Jeff (in the photo holding press passes) wrote the story about gun violence.
Students who weren’t involved said that. next year they want to contribute articles.
A grandmother reached out to tell us her grandson (who has struggled a lot in school) wants to be a journalist now.
All senior journalists received a certificate at a senior award ceremony last week and a blue and white cord that they wore at graduation yesterday.
Mar 26
I need to shoutout my young students at Eastern High School, who have been working hard with @WABJDC this month to revive the school newspaper!
I am extremely proud of them!!!!
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Jun 12
Just learned from my publisher that my book, Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen, has been named one of Amazon’s “Best History Books of 2026 So Far.”
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Jun 12
#NMAAHCNews: Today, we are opening two companion exhibitions, “Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction” and “Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design” in The Rhimes Family Foundation Visual Arts Gallery. Learn more: s.si.edu/4eBeyme
ALT Graphic for 'Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction' on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, featuring a large abstract painting with geometric shapes in shades of yellow, black, red, green, and blue.
ALT Graphic for 'Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design' on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture featuring a black chair with three elegant legs and a back resembling the horns of an antelope.
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My website got a major facelift to reflect where I am in my career.
After more than a decade in journalism and media, I’ve developed quite a few skills that I am now offering on a freelance basis.
AnnalysaGayle.com
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Jun 11
Thanks friend Corey Williams for the @AP obit on my friend Marlene Johnson. It's poetic that AP publish the obit on the Black journalist who sued them for discrimination that led to them to hire more woman, Black and Hispanic journalists.
bit.ly/3Qak4TB
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Jun 12
THIS SO AMAZING!!!! And I would love to see other local NABJ chapters work with the Black Press like this.
Jun 12
Thanks to a partnership with @WashInformer, several of our @WABJDC UJW high school students are seeing their bylines in a newspaper for the very first time.
Read Jackson-Reed HS student Lilia Choice's reporting on Black faith leaders in the D.C. area:
washingtoninformer.com/black…
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